Snake Catcher Burwood

In Burwood’s busier sites, one person should manage bystanders while another calls. Do not allow residents, staff or customers to crowd the area.

When calling from Burwood, explain whether the animal is indoors or outside, whether it remains visible, and whether children, pets, customers, livestock or workers are nearby. Harley can then assess the immediate risk and the safest access.

Local settings include apartment common areas, garden courtyards, schools, commercial buildings, car parks and service rooms. The priority is not to search each space; it is to keep the immediate area clear and preserve safe access.

On compact blocks and shared properties, isolate the immediate room, courtyard or common area without searching adjoining storage.

• apartment common areas: Keep people and pets away from apartment common areas until the sighting has been assessed.
• garden courtyards: Identify the safest gate, path or building entrance leading toward garden courtyards without approaching the animal.
• schools: Pause gardening, storage or maintenance work around schools after a sighting.
• commercial buildings: Where commercial buildings is shared, ask one person to control access and another to meet Harley.
• car parks: Do not place hands, tools or cameras into gaps around car parks; report only what you can see safely.
• service rooms: If the snake travels toward service rooms, note which side it entered and leave the area undisturbed.

A sighting does not establish that there is a nest or more than one snake. Avoid assumptions about species, numbers or where the animal has gone; preserve the last reliable observation instead.

• Create several metres of distance without sudden movement or noise.
• Nominate one person to observe while everyone else remains clear.
• Use a fixed landmark near apartment common areas to describe the last known position.
• Never touch, trap, corner, poke or attempt to kill the snake.
• If someone may have been bitten, call Triple Zero (000) immediately and follow the operator’s instructions.

Licensed work in Burwood is completed by Harley Jones, an experienced wildlife relocator operating under NSW General Licence MWL000102655.

Equipment and positioning are selected for the actual Burwood setting, with safe capture and humane relocation as the objective.

A concealed snake may move beyond a workable capture area. Harley will describe the limits of the inspection rather than offer a false guarantee. Read about Harley’s training and experience or review the Greater Sydney snake-removal process.